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fitful
fit·ful F0152900 (fĭt′fəl)adj. Occurring in or characterized by intermittent bursts, as of activity; irregular: "My sleep, when it came, was fitful" (Kelly Braffet).
fit′ful·ly adv.fit′ful·ness n.fitful (ˈfɪtfʊl) adjcharacterized by or occurring in irregular spells: fitful sleep. ˈfitfully adv ˈfitfulness nfit•ful (ˈfɪt fəl)
adj. having a spasmodic character; recurring irregularly: fitful sleep. [1595–1605] fit′ful•ly, adv. fit′ful•ness, n. Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | fitful - occurring in spells and often abruptly; "fitful bursts of energy"; "spasmodic rifle fire"spasmodicsporadic - recurring in scattered and irregular or unpredictable instances; "a city subjected to sporadic bombing raids" | | 2. | fitful - intermittently stopping and starting; "fitful (or interrupted) sleep"; "off-and-on static"off-and-on, interruptedbroken - not continuous in space, time, or sequence or varying abruptly; "broken lines of defense"; "a broken cable transmission"; "broken sleep"; "tear off the stub above the broken line"; "a broken note"; "broken sobs" |
fitfuladjective irregular, broken, disturbed, erratic, variable, flickering, unstable, uneven, fluctuating, sporadic, intermittent, impulsive, haphazard, desultory, spasmodic, inconstant He drifted off into a fitful sleep.
even, regular, constant, steady, uniform, predictable, systematic, orderly, unchanging, equablefitfuladjectiveHappening or appearing now and then:intermittent, occasional, periodic, periodical, sporadic.Informal: on-again, off-again.Translationsirregolaresonno intermittentefitful
Synonyms for fitfuladj irregularSynonyms- irregular
- broken
- disturbed
- erratic
- variable
- flickering
- unstable
- uneven
- fluctuating
- sporadic
- intermittent
- impulsive
- haphazard
- desultory
- spasmodic
- inconstant
Antonyms- even
- regular
- constant
- steady
- uniform
- predictable
- systematic
- orderly
- unchanging
- equable
Synonyms for fitfuladj happening or appearing now and thenSynonyms- intermittent
- occasional
- periodic
- periodical
- sporadic
- on-again, off-again
Synonyms for fitfuladj occurring in spells and often abruptlySynonymsRelated Wordsadj intermittently stopping and startingSynonymsRelated Words |